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International Study Centre 2014-2015 International Study Centre 2014-2015 Welcome Bienvenido 欢迎 добро пожаловать 歓迎 to Liverpool John Moores University Ranked in the top 400 universities in the world, LJMU offers you an exceptional international student experience, founded on high quality teaching, ground-breaking research and extensive links with employers and business leaders. That’s why we are confident that our degrees are not only intellectually stimulating but will also equip you with the skills and experience required for professional success. This guide will give you lots of information about the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) International Study Centre and demonstrates why we believe that we can offer you a life changing and career boosting international student experience. Department of Business, Ranked in the top 400 Ranked in the top 100 Innovation and Skills award universities in the world universities in the world under 50 for our careers guidance 1st Class Honours, 6 Higher EducationAcademy awards for outstanding teaching Green University League Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, Professor Nigel Weatherill I am delighted that you are considering studying operating in all sectors of the global economy. at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). We This means that whatever your degree, you can are a university with ambitious plans for the future be confident that your academic studies will be and that is reflected in our steady rise up the UK at the forefront of current knowledge and will and global university league tables to our current equip you with the skills and expertise required for position in the top 400 universities in the world. professional success in your chosen career. We offer international students the opportunity to The success of LJMU is reflected in the thousands secure a world-class education in a world-class city. of students who graduate every year, each with Our degrees are delivered by expert academics their own story of achievement and triumph. and informed by innovative and impactful research I hope that you too will soon be part of this exciting undertaken across the University. Our degrees are University community, and that we can help you also influenced and guided by our extensive links realise your aspirations for a bright and successful with employers, industry and other organisations future. Contents Liverpool: a world-class city 6 The LJMU International Study High quality degrees 8 Business and industry links 10 Centre provides specialist degree Student services and facilities 11 International Study Centre 12 preparation for international and EU International Foundation Year 14 students. Our pathway programmes Business, Law and Social Studies 16 Engineering, Computing combine academic modules, study and Life Sciences 18 Progression from your skills and English language training. International Foundation Year 20 International Year One 22 All are designed to provide you with Business 24 Engineering 26 the best opportunity to excel when English for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies 28 you progress onto your full honours How to apply 29 Living in Liverpool 30 degree programme at the University. Accommodation 31 Getting to Liverpool 32 Liverpool: Ranked as the third best city to visit in the world by Rough Guides, Liverpool is a multi-racial and multi-cultural city supporting a diverse range of religions and communities. Liverpool offers you all the excitement of a major city with the friendliness and warmth of a much smaller town. With the friendliest locals you’re likely to find plus a variety of Beatles, two internationally-famous football teams, and more long-established cultures, from the city’s Chinatown – home to galleries and museums than any UK city outside of London, plus the oldest Chinese community in Europe – to Pakistani, Indian and an eclectic social scene of cinemas, bars, restaurants and more, Nigerian communities, Liverpool is a warm and welcoming city. Liverpool is a city of endless discovery. Granted World Heritage Site status in 2004 and named European Capital of Culture in 2008, Liverpool rivals the great world cities for cultural splendour. From the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the UK, to the world-conquering 6 www.ljmu.ac.uk/isc a warm welcome awaits you Liverpool listed 3rd in the Rough Guide’s top 10 cities, 2014 visit: roughguides.com/best-places/2014 7 Learn from the experts All our degrees are of the highest academic standard and are taught by academics actively involved in research or consultancy projects with business and industry. This combination of academic expertise and ‘real world’ experience helps keep our degrees up-to-date and secure accreditation by key professional bodies. 8 www.ljmu.ac.uk/isc Established in 1825, LJMU is now Over 75% of our research one of the UK’s largest universities is rated as internationally important and this informs all areas of the curriculum LJMU’s Football Exchange research consultancy enables Sport and Exercise Science students to secure placements with Everton, Liverpool and other professional football clubs Annual degree shows for Product Our Law students routinely win national Engineering and mooting, negotiation and mediation Art and Design competitions, beating university teams students from across the UK and Europe “My placement helped me gain valuable skills and I became more mature. I am also more confident about my future choices and know exactly what I want in my life.” Applied Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences student Marta Kowalczyk is originally from Poland. She worked as a laboratory technician during her year-long paid placement with Sun Chemical in Rochdale. A worthwhile investment in your future Thanks to LJMU’s extensive links with business and industry, both in the UK and around the world, you can be confident that your degree will deliver the skills and professional development you need to impress future employers. Your future professional success is very LJMU has integrated its expert careers important to LJMU. That’s why work- and employability support into all of its related learning is included in all of our undergraduate degrees, including the first degree programmes, giving you the stage of our unique World of Work Skills chance to engage in ‘real world’ projects Certificate. This certificate is endorsed by or go on placements and apply your skills FTSE 100 companies and leading business in professional settings. Opportunities organisations, including Airbus, CBI, Ford include paid work placements, internships, Europe, Marks and Spencer, and Siemens. employer-driven case studies and off- The British Council also regards the World campus work-related learning. of Work Programme as a ‘best practice’ approach to employability for universities around the world. Here are just some of the organisations we currently work with: 10 www.ljmu.ac.uk/isc * Students from the UK and EU Superb facilities and student services Over the last decade LJMU has invested Many facilities are designed to give you £160million in developing award-winning, the key skills and experience relevant to environmentally sustainable new buildings your chosen career, including science, and in making sure existing facilities technology and engineering laboratories, deliver an equally high quality student broadcast quality TV and radio studios, experience. a forensic scene-of-crime lab, ship simulators, theatre and rehearsal facilities, a mock courtroom, clinical practice suites, art galleries and much more. Our three well-equipped libraries give you access to our extensive print and electronic library collections not to mention our special collections and archives, hundreds of PCs, social spaces and dedicated study areas. Libraries open 24/7 during semesters ■ High-spec PCs and laptops ■ Dedicated team of international student advisors ■ Free study skills courses ■ Dedicated Maths Resource and Support Centre ■ Starbucks cafés ■ Free English help classes 11 International Study Centre The LJMU International Study Centre, based in the heart of Liverpool, provides international and EU students with a direct route onto a range of undergraduate degrees at the University. Successfully completing one of our programmes, either an International Foundation Year or an International Year One programme, means that you are guaranteed to receive a conditional offer for a degree place at LJMU. Each programme consists of academic modules, study skills and English language training to ensure that you have the required academic background and attributes to be successful when you progress onto your chosen degree programme. 12 www.ljmu.ac.uk/isc At the heart of the University and Liverpool Access to world-class facilities The International Study Centre provides international students All International Study Centre students can use LJMU’s state-of- with the very latest in learning resources and dedicated support the-art Libraries and Social Learning Zones, specialist teaching, services. computing and laboratory facilities plus the major libraries in All classrooms are fitted with interactive whiteboards, new Liverpool. You will also have internet and email access free computers and comfortable furniture, providing you with a of charge. professional learning experience. As well as 10 classrooms, there A taste of University life is a reception area where you can access advice and guidance, a International Study Centre programmes will introduce student common room, an open-access IT suite, containing
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